10 Disney+ Movies That'll Make You Feel Great

Disney+ isn’t the best place to find movies from the first half of the 20th century, but one vintage film that is on the service is this charming classic: the 1947 original Miracle on 34th Street, about a little girl who comes to believe in Santa in the most delightful of ways.

It’s hard to go wrong with any version of A Christmas Carol here—but throw in some Muppets, songs, and Michael Caine, and you’ll finish the film with tears of joy.

One person gets ultimate revenge, others get endless romance, and a young boy gets some timeless memories with his grandfather. It’s hard to feel better than you do after watching The Princess Bride.

The whole ending of Ratatouille is so perfect. The good guys (and gals and rats) all win, but in unique and unexpected ways. We also get to see the villain change his tune, and all of it happens with delightful French music blaring from the soundtrack.

I’m totally kidding.

I’m totally not kidding! Of all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, seeing this misfit superhero family save the galaxy and zoom away to the sounds of the Jackson 5 brings the most pure joy. Add dancing Groot into the mix and you’ve got an intensely entertaining movie.

A super tight script unfolds in a very satisfying way, culminating in a blow-out Shakira concert? Yeah. That works.

This one may come as a shock, but let me explain. First of all, I feel it’s an underrated movie, with a really nice message and an exciting, come-from-behind happy ending. But also because mostly, the best “feel-good” movies on Disney+ are all non-sci-fi sports movies (Miracle, The Mighty Ducks, on and on), which we don’t cover. So Planes, which ends with a race, felt like a good way to address that, while also writing about a film with talking planes.

There’s just something about a long journey to reunite with your family that hits a little bit harder (in a good way) during a pandemic.

I’m a sucker for a big musical ending and Moana has a great one. A song reprise from earlier in the film masterfully links all the stories together as we see the characters growing and setting off to explore. It’s inspiring and magical. We’re also super excited we’ll be seeing more of the character soon.

Few people would argue against The Empire Strikes Back being best Star Wars movie. However, in terms of “feel-good”? No. Sorry. For that, you need some kind of victory at the end and wonderfully enough, both Episode IV and VI deliver, complete with the bombastic John Williams score and massive parties.

Okay, it’s hard to go wrong with any Muppets movie, but the 2016 sequel has one of the best feel-good endings of the bunch. The gang wins back their theater, and there’s a marriage proposal and a huge musical number set in the middle of Hollywood. Smiles all around.

Those are just a few of our favorites and obviously not everything—tell us yours below! We hope that despite everything going on in the world right now, you have a relaxing end of the year.

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